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    震源

    震しん源げん

    hypocentre (of an earthquake)

    KMT5News #6+1NounNature & EnvironmentScience & MathKanji Vocab28 strokes

    しんげん

    Noun

    1.
    hypocentre (of an earthquake), hypocenter, focus

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    地じ震しんの震しん源げんは海うみの底そこでした。

    The earthquake's epicenter was at the bottom of the sea.

    KMT4Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    気き象しょう庁ちょうは地じ震しんの震しん源げんとマグニチュードを発はっ表ぴょうしました。

    The Japan Meteorological Agency announced the earthquake's hypocenter and magnitude.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentScience & MathPolitics & Law
    この地ち域いきは、過か去こに大おおきな地じ震しんの震しん源げんとなったことがあります。

    This region has been the hypocenter of major earthquakes in the past.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentHistory
    震しん源げんが浅あさい地じ震しんは、地ち表ひょうでの揺ゆれが大おおきくなる傾けい向こうがあります。

    Earthquakes with shallow hypocenters tend to cause greater shaking on the surface.

    KMT6Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    最さい新しんの地じ震しん観かん測そく技ぎ術じゅつにより、震しん源げんの位い置ちがより正せい確かくに特とく定ていできるようになりました。

    With the latest earthquake observation technology, the location of the hypocenter can now be identified more accurately.

    KMT7Science & MathTechnologyNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    震
    ふる.う・ふる.える・ふる.わせる・ふる.わす…(1)
    quake・shake・tremble・quiver・shiver
    源
    みなもと…(4)
    source・origin
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